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I don't think it's just that I'm picky (though I definitely am). It's the combination of pickiness + limited selection of new shows on Crunchyroll (the only service I'm paying for right now). There is of course nothing stopping me from subscribing to Funimation Now, Prime, or whatever else to get access to different shows (or I could just do it the old fashioned way and download from HorribleSubs) ... but those options are all less convenient than just continuing to watch whatever is on Cruncyrol

Yeah, but they haven't got a massive selection. Depends on what they can license.

It sure looks pretty dead. I used to use Manga Stream from time to time when Hunter X Hunter would come back from hiatus, but the last time I went to check if HxH was back I noticed that Manga Stream was gone. I don't read a ton of manga, though I would like to read more if it were more accessible. There's actually quite a bit to choose from at my local library, so I should look into that more. Keeping up with the latest Attack on Titan chapters is the main reason I've kept up my Crunchyroll subscription lately, as their anime offerings seem to be getting worse with each season. I never read AoT via scanlations because it's on Crunchy.

I've hardly watched anything new this winter So far I've only checked out the first episode of the Madoka Magica spin-off. Crunchyroll's roster for this season is pretty underwhelming...

My daughter got Smash for Christmas and now that we've both finished off Pokemon Sword/Shield, we've moved on to playing Smash a bit more. I'm kinda getting back into it again Like, I won't put nearly as many hours into it as I did Melee back in the day, but I'm having fun. I still haven't unlocked my man Pac-Man yet, so I've mostly been playing Little Mac since he's another favourite of mine. Too many characters to try them all - and I haven't even picked up the DLC yet.

They're technically over cap if everybody is healthy, I think. I'm not up to speed on how all that stuff works, but I guess they're trying to game the system somehow Or just not good at keeping track of payroll

Kobe died this morning when his private helicopter crashed

Just looked at the standings and the Leafs are a few spots out of the Wild Card. This is supposed to be a win-now team Though they do have enough points that they're within striking distance. From what I hear on Toronto sports podcasts, it sounds like D is the main problem... but I guess they don't really have a top tier goalie either. Also, it is comforting to see the Habs and Sens even lower in the standings

Tonight is Zion's debut The Pelicans have been playing really well lately, and they're not that far out of 8th place in the West. Might as well make a push for it. The Raptors look like they're finally getting healthy again, and they've put together a few wins. They managed to keep it together fairly well through all the injuries and a fairly tough schedule to start the season. Now they're in a great position with all of their guys back and a much softer schedule ahead. Aside from Philly tonight, I think it will be a little while before they meet another above-.500 team. Time to go on a long winning streak

Beltran stepping down as Mets manager

1) Pokemon Shield Kiddo got it for Christmas since Sword was such a hit for her (well, and I liked it quite a bit too). I still have to catch Zamazenta, but I'm the Champ now and what's left to do will be a walk in the park. I tried to use all different Pokemon this time. For the bulk of the game my team was: - Rillaboom: Picked Grookey as my starter. I liked him more than I thought I would - Orbeetle: Evolved up from a Blipbug, which I think was the first Pokemon I caught on Route 1 - Haxorus: An Axew that came from one of the first Max Raid Battles I did - Drifblim: Also came from a Max Raid Battle very early on - Perrserker: Joined the team whenever Galarian Meowths started appearing... Route 4 I think? - Grimmsnarl: Final addition, got an Impidimp in a trade with an NPC in Stow-on-Side I tried to stay away from types that line up with the traditional RPG elements (Fire, Ice/Water, Lightning, etc.) though I did make small exceptions. I've played both games now and I don't find myself getting bored.

What is the over/under on how many more delays there will be?

Yup, Cora got fired. Also the Twins signed Donaldson to a four year (+ fifth year option) deal. Reports saying it's $92 million guaranteed, $100 million with the option.

Now that the Astros have set the bar, it's hard to imagine Boston not firing Cora if all the reports are true. Had to have been more teams attempting to do stuff like this though. We may never learn all the details.

I haven't looked at the price yet, but I might be interested in the expansion stuff. The kiddo will want it for sure even if I don't want to spend money on it

I haven't watched anything in a few weeks as I've been away on vacation... trying to remember what I was even watching during the fall I guess it's probably Dr. Stone by default. Ace of Diamond has been a bit better lately to. I kept watching the new Gundam Build Divers even though it's mostly been very meh, but it got a bit more compelling recently so I will finish it.

Might just be continuing shows for me this winter, but I guess I'll give a few new things a try for one episode if I'm bored. Not sure what's gonna be on Crunchyroll yet though. It'd be nice if the charts / season pages indicated which service(s) each show is streaming on...

81 wpm w/ 97% accuracy on the first go. Should be able to do better

Pokemon Sword Caught Zacian, whooped Hop one more time, "The End" again - that's enough for me to call it completed. Other than helping my daughter get un-stuck in a couple places in Pokemon X, I've never really played a Pokemon game before. It was fun. I'm kinda thinking of doing it all over again with Shield My core team was set pretty early in the game, so I didn't experiment a whole lot with different Pokemon. It would be fun to play the game again with a different starter and a totally different team, maybe with a focus on using different types than I did in the first playthrough.

According to Spotify Wrapped, my top artists for 2019 were: 1. Rush 2. Steely Dan 3. Vulfpeck 4. Jaco Pastorius 5. Husker Du My top songs were nearly all Rush songs - songs I was learning on bass and listened to a ton - and "Badge" by Cream, another song I like to play along with on bass.

Now the kiddo is a Champ too. She was pretty hyped about beating Leon. Her team actually had a bit of an easier time than I did with him. I don't regret choosing Sobble as my starter, but I think in the end her Cinderace was more useful than my Inteleon.

Cell phone acquired!

I am officially the Champion Leon's Pokemon were at least a bit more of a challenge, but we all knew that I was going to come out on top. I guess I'll do the post-game story thing and catch myself a Zacian. Doesn't sound like it will be too much time and effort.

I'm still working away at Pokemon Sword. I was playing earlier but got interrupted right before the battle against Leon, so I'm saved and ready to go for the championship match. Everything up to this point has been easy so I'm not expecting this battle to be any different.

Moving on to the last gym when I play tonight. Soon enough I will be the new Champion!